Mine tighten up and I get this feeling of pressure inside. I’m told it’s my eustachean tubes closing up due to allergies. I et taht more often than I get the sneezes and the itchy eyes.
Eustachianitis. The little tubes that run from your ears to your throat. That’s what’s inflamed and itching. The remedy is Sudafed – the kind you have to show your driver’s license to get – and lots of liquids. Hot tea with lemon gives me a little relief.
@casheroo I scratch my ears with my tongue, too! Used to drive my ex crazy… “How can you possibly scratch your ears with your tongue?!?” I don’t know… but it definitely helps. :)
@casheroo & @augustlan: I do that too! But usually my throat itches when my ears, so I always just assumed I was itching my throat. Interesting tidbit @hearkat! That “maneuver” (didn’t know it had a name) is what my ENT told me to do, too, but I hate doing it! It hurts! :-(
@augustlan – you can’t mean you literally scratch your ears with your tongue. Even that guy you used to sing with Kiss probably couldn’t do that. What do you mean???
@rooeytoo Haha… I wish my tongue were that long! I use my tongue to ‘scratch’ my ears from inside my mouth. You just kind of forcefully move your tongue back and forth on the roof/sides of your mouth, near the upper back corners.
@rooeytoo lol, I do what @augustlan does…pushing my tongue on the roof of my mouth. It helps relieve my itchy ears! I thought I was a freak, yay for others that do it!
@La_chica_gomela: You may be “blowing” too hard. It is best to start with minimal pressure, then gradually increase until you feel the ears pop. Being too forceful, even when blowing your nose, can cause problems.